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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas county, s:
Charles C. Rosewater, general manager
of The Bee Publishing Company, being
duly sworn, says that the actunl number
of full and complete coplea of The Dally
Morning. Evening and fetinday Bee printed
during the month of July, 1907, was as
follows:
l aejMo 17 3,7oo
1 3,10 It 38,460
t 80,180 It 3,S10
4 06,600 tO 36,530
36,840 21 86,950
......... 36,490 11 37,370
7 86,60ft 23 36,670
36,600 24 36,530
36,310 26 86,420
10 .36,340 26 36,400
11 36,430 27 36,700
12 36,330 28 36,400
1 36340 2 9 41,370
' 14 39,600 80 36,880
15 36,780 tl 3860
1 36,690 -
Total 1,133,330
Less unsold and returned copies . . - 10,336
Net total r 1431,863
Dally average 36,183
CHARLES C. ROSEWATER,
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change as often as requested.
The next picture will be of Wall
street' done In oil.
Harry Orchard says he la ready to
be hanged. Why the delay T
New York does not know what to
to with the "Black Hand." Ampu
tate It.
European vaudeville managers are
looking for American talent. Let 'em
have 'em.
The local political pot has been
brought to a simmer. It will be a
bolling before long.
The government at Washington Is
advertising for scissors grinders. Get
ting ready to cut the red tape?
new national bank Is to be started
at South Omaha. Another sign of
prosperous business conditions.
The new Nebraska election ' law
promises food for several debates over
doubtful or conflicting provisions.'
"Where shall tariff revision begin?"
asks Senator Foraker. It might be a
good plan to begin at the beginning.
Mr. Rockefeller refuses to talk, but
Is expected eventually to make a noise
like a certified check 'for $29,240,000.
A Seattle woman who eloped with
Iter Japanese servant has returned
home. Looks like another Insult to the
JPS.
Even the best automobile shows
marked depreciation In its Journey
from the factory to the assessor's
office.
Some of the southern states are dis
franchising the negroes while others
are satisfied Just to prevent them from
voting.
Tka Impetus given to the Taf t boom
by Foraker's opposition Is almost
counteracted by Tillman's endorse
ment of it .
SenatorForaker says he does not
Intend to Torglve his enemies. Senator
Foraker Is too old to undertake a task
of that magnitude. . '
It Is hard to understand why the
German emperor barred but one of
Upton Sinclair's ..books from circula
tion In that country.' i ', '
Patent medicine manufacturers will
plan a new. campaign In Georgia after
January 1," when the state's prohibi
tion law goes Into effect. ,
The Standard Oil attorneys declare
the company respects the law. A con
cern may respect the law and still de
test the enforcement of It.
As soon as our streets are restored
to flrst-clasg condition Omaha will take
Its chances with any other city twice
Its sis on impressing visitors favora
bly. i
"Where Is all of our gold?" asks the
New York ' Journal of Commerce.
Judge Land,1 seems to have a suspic
ion that he knows where about 30,
009,000 of It is.
- Aa official cf New York gays the
people of the state are defrauded out
of $10,000,000 a year by the' use of
false weights. The man who Insists on
living la New York must pay the pea-
I ,
Tut lyQummvK colonel r.vo.
Delegates to the peace conference at
The Hague have reached the point
where thy feel like making a motion
to take a recess every time Colonel
Ting gets tne floor. The colonel has
developed a most pernicious habit of
asking embarrassing questions. His
thirst for information is apparently
insatiable and he can ask more ques
tions to the minute than Wu Ting
Fang could think of, although Mr.
Wu made something of a reputation in
that line.
Colonel Ting made his first marked
impression on the conference by ask
ing a clear statement of what consti
tuted war. He said he had heard of a
case In which Beveral nations had
combined to send troops into a coun
try, had burnt palaces, killed natives,
destroyed valuable property and then
Insisted that their Intentions mere
wholly friendly and their conduct In
spired by the best motives. He had
been informed that the nations had
also compelled the country they had
devastated to pay the costs of the ex
pedition. The colonel's question was
decidedly annoying. Of course, he re
ferred to the march of the allied pow
ers on Peking some Seven years ago.
It looked very much like war, but all
of the forces engaged in It declared it
was not war, and China was in no po
sition to resent it. The delegates did
not have a ready answer to Colonel
Ting's questions and succeeded In
changing the subject.
The Chinese delegate has presented
another poser to his colleagues. After
the conference had practically agreed
that hereafter war should not be com
menced until after- the proper dec
laration, Colonel Ting arose, smiled
and, in effeqt asked: "But what, gen
tlemen, Is to be done in case one na
tion declares war and the other na
tion does not want to fight?" It seems
this Is a contingency never considered
in the framing of international laws.
We have gone along for centuries on
the theory that every nation is going
around with a chip on. Its shoulder
and ready to fight at the drop of the
hat. A declaration by a nation that
it did not want to fight would he ac
cepted as a confession of cowardice.
Just as, In the old days in the south,
the man who refused to accept a' chal
lenge to a duel was branded as a
coward and jeered at by children on
the street. Still, there is food for
thought In Colonel Ting's questions.
It is possible that, a nation may pre
fer peace to war and still maintain its
self-respect and It is possible that
Colonel Ting's question may give the
peace theorists something to think
about that will be productive of better
results than have come out of discus
sions at the conference up to date.
KEKP ON BOOSTJNQ.
The trade excursion made 'up of. a
hundred representative Omaha busi
ness men, which made the expedition
to the Puget Sound country two
months ago, was colloquially chris
tened the "Omaha Boosters." That
this excursion did ' much to' elevate
Omaha in the estimation of the people
of the territory traversed was the con
sensus of opinion on all sides and
Omaha received more favorable notice
as a result of this excursion than pre
viously from any similar undertaking.
The business of boosting Omaha,
however, must not be confined to trade
excursions only, nor, does the duty to
boost rest exclusively upon those who
acquired the sobriquet on . that . occa
sion. Every loyal citizen of Qmaha
should be boosting all the time and in
every- practicable vay. This Is the
season when a large part of our popu
lation indulges in personal or family
excursions into various parts of the
country and each one ought to be a
traveling missionary, preaching
Omaha's present possibilities and fu
ture greatness. Groups of Omaha
boosters in ones and two and threes
ought to be found in every state In the
union, at every big hotel, at every
summer resort patronized , by our
people. ;" ' :
It those who live in Omaha, meet
ing outsiders, will talk about Omaha
as if they took a pride in It and were
sure it Is not only the best city of its
size today, but bIbo. tho coming city
of tomorrow, a great many other peo
ple will be forced to believe the same
thing and Omaha will profit by It
Get the boosting Jiablt.
THE If AT ION'S SrOTK Or GOLD.
A statement Just published by George
E. Roberts, the retired director of the
United States mint,1 should put to rest
much of the speculation that financial
experts have been indulging in relative
to the actual amount of gold in stock
in the United States, From time to
time, some student tot finance esti
mated the amount of gold production
in the world, the amount held by dif
ferent countries, the- amount In circu
lation In the United States or held by
banks, and then discovers that several
hundred millions are not accounted
for. Mr. Roberts has prepared a care
ful statement on the ubject, showing
how a check has been made on the
gold supply of the country since 187S
and explaining the methods by which
the accuracy of these estimates has
been tested. "
According to Mr. Roberta, the total
gold in the United States today. In
cluding currency and stored bullion
upon which gold certificates have been
Issued, Is 1.4S.845.$9. ot-which
$1,109,488.-3$0 Is held by the treasury
and the national banks. Since J.S73 an
accurate account has been kept of the
gold accretions from all ourofs. the
coinage by the mints, the Imports and
exDorta. with the accented allewance
tor the amount used la the rtnd
TIIE OMAHA
sciences. These estimates have been
checked op and verified by the records
of foreign countries, doubtful items
have been measured and balanced with
painstaking tare and the government
Is therefore In position to know within
a very few dollars the amount of gold
in its confines available for commercial
purposes. '
The full significance of our gold
stock is understood wh,en compared
with the holdings of other world pow
ers. In 1878 the gold stock of the j
United States was less than iiuu.uuu,
000 and was smaller than either Spain
or Italy and only about one-fifth that
of England, France, Germany and
Russia. Today the United States has a
larger gold stock than any other na
tion. Of the European powers, France
holds $926,700,000, Germany $886,
700,000, Russia $783,200,000, United
Kingdom $533,400,000, Austria-Hungary
$305,300,000 and Italy $131,
400,000, 'with the other powers each
less than $100,000,0000. In other
words, the gold stock of the United
States is jnst about equal to that of
France and the United Kingdom com
bined and is almost as large as that of
Germany and Russia combined. It is
more than $500,000,000 In excess of
that of any other nation. Back of all
this is the assurance that with the ap
proach of American snpremacy in the
world's trade, the stock of gold is cer
tain to be constantly augmented, plac
ing this nation upon a solid gold basis
in more senses than one.
FILiriXO AGITATORS JBtVMPH.
Anti-imperialists and those who be
lieve that the United States should
promptly fix a date for withdrawal
from the Philippines, granting the na
tives lndependenoe and the right of
self-government, are going to find
much encouragement In the reeults of
the elections held In the Philippines
on July 30, incomplete returns of
which have been received. Officials of
the War department and the Insular
bureau at Washington make no effort
to conceal their surprise and disap
pointment over the election returns
that have been received, indicating, as
they do, that the Filipino agitators
have won a victory at the polls, while
the majority of the natives have re
fused to show any Interest in the elec
tion or in the prospect it offered of
giving the Filipinos a voice in their
local self-government with ultimate
national Independence.
The returns show that less than 2
per cent of the natives entitled to vote
under the provisions of the law creat
ing the Filipino National assembly
took advantage of their opportunities.
In Manila, for example, only 7,250
ballots were cast, while more than
60,000 'were entitled to vote. . The
disappointing feature of the -election,
to the Washington authorities, lies in
the fact that the nationalists, ' who
are demanding immediate independ
ence for the Philippines, elected a
strong majority of the ' members of
the assembly, while the opposition is
divided among a half dozen political
factions, none of which has any clearly
defined policy. Washington authori
ties Incline to the opinion that the
result was due largely to the fact that
the Filipinos, who are satisfied with
existing conditions In the archipelago,
refused to become interested In the
election discussion and failed to vote.
Opponents of the administration will,
of course, ridicule this contention and
Insist that the election affords con
vincing proof of their contention that
the Filipinos are discontented and
restless under American rule and will
be satisfied with nothing short of com
plete and immediate Independence.
As one good result of the election,
the nationalists will have a voice and
a tongue. With a majority represen
tation in the national assembly, they
will be in position to formulate their
demands and outline their policies and
thus place before the United States,
in concrete form, their explanations of
their colonial disaffection and their
reasons for demanding Immediate in
dependence. It will be worth while
for our people to hear both sides of
the case. If the nationalists show by
their conduct in the Filipino legisla
ture that they are capable of self
government, they will hasten the day
when the United States can keep its
pledge to extend Independence to the
Philippines. If they fail to do this It
will furnlbh ample, vindication of the
course of the administration at Wash
ington. It is hinted from Lincoln that be
cause he cannot get the governor to
endorse the man selected for the Job,
Auditor Searle will not make any ap
pointment whatever of the state ac
countant authorized by act of the last
legislature. When the bill was pend
ing he Insisted that a state accountant
was absolutely necessary and that the
creation of such an office would save
to the state many times the added ex
pense It would involve. Was the posi
tion created by the legislature for the
benefit of a particular man. or for the
benefit of the taxpayers of the whole
state?
The president of the Tobacco trust
pumped all the water out of the Rar
itan river to please his bride. Now he
is requested to pump all the water out
of the trust stocks to please the gov-ernment.-
A Virginia citizen has been ad
Judged sane by his home :ourtg while
the New York courts Insist be Is a lun
atic. Many persons are affected that
way by a visit to New York.
' The state food commissioner's dairy
inspectors are rounding up the sources
of milk supply at Lincoln and promise
DAILY ttEE: MOXDAV. AT'dUST
to devote their attention next to
Omaha. Omaha has had milk iuspet
tlon under city auspices for many
years and, as It has not yet called on
the state for assistance, the state In
spectors ought to be able to find plenty
of work in places which have never
had any inspection.
Nebraska's new automobile law Is
weak in one point, jt should Include
a requirement for each automobile to
be equipped with a clock and a calen
dar that will tell the driver when sun
down arrives so that he can light his
lamps within the legal time limit.
The Venetian carnival held on old
Cut-Off lake, now called Lake Nac
koma, might suggest a possible substi
tute for Ak-Sar-Ben's annual street
fair. Why not try a water carnival
some time and see how it works?
The poultry men', and the creamery
men find their Interests linked to
gether in the content with the express
companies doing business In Ne
braska. Presumably the milk-fed
chicken is the connecting link.
"Better team work Is needed by the
democrats" remarks the Charleston
News and Courier. . A greater need for
the democrats is some man who cau
bat out a home run.
"Every mule has a kick coming to
him" says the Baltimore Sun. That
may be true in Baltimore, but out in
this section every mule has a kick
coming from him.
"I have never bothered my head
about men," says Marie Corelll, and
her' spinster state Is proof that men
have never bothered their heads about
her.
Means to an End.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The cornerstone of the Carnegie Palace
of Peace has been laid and war has been
started on the Powder trust. It seems to
be a case of proceeding, both ways from
the middle.
Reward of Merit.
Washington Post.
That treasury surplus Is growing so
rapidly that some of our congressmen are
beginning to feel that they will earn their
Increased salaries helping Uncle Bam to
spend his money.
I'nwIlllnK Pupils.
Baltimore American.
No one can deny that the United States
has worked wonders for the Improvement
of the Philippines. The attitude of the
Filipinos themselves, however,. Is that of
the little boy who. has his face washed very
much against his wilt
Fairbanks Scores A train.
New York World.
Fairbanks continues to soore. Presidential
log cabins look! small beside the Fair
banks homestead a$ Dedham, the oldest
dwelling house In New England, with the
vice president speaking there to the multl-.
tude of descendants from his ancestor Jon
athan. ' '''"l .'
Sooth In Poultice for Knocks.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Horns with twenty-eight notes are now
affixed to automobiles. This makes them
eligible for a place In the circus parade,
but It also threatens such a soothing of the
ear that estimable citizens may be bowled
over while listening In rapture, on tho
crossings.
An Unsatisfactory Report.
New York Bun.
It is said that the report of the board of
investigation In the case of the explosion on
board the Georgia Is unsatisfactory to naval
experts because It merely Indicates and
doea not demonstrate that the explosion
was due to a flafebuck. There seems to
be an Impression that the department Is
really In the dark about tho matter and
has had to fall back upon Conjecture. For
the good of the service It would be well
to make a thorough Inquiry Into the pre
cautions taken to protect turret crews, de
termine whether the guns are not fired too
rapidly in competition for safety, and in
spect and analyse . the smokeless powder
used. We can imagine nothing so de
moralizing to sailors as the ever present
danger of death from a fiareback which
might be prevented by official vigilance.
WILL IOWA DISMISS .ALLISON f
The Question Awakens Interest Out
side the State.
Philadelphia Press (rep.)
Hon. William U. Allison of Iowa will
have served thirty-six years in the senate
should he complete his present term, end
ing March 4, 19U9. He Is 78 years old, but
until recently he enjoyed rugged health,
was mentally and physically In full activity,
an elderly, but not an aged man. His re
cent illness and the fact that It Is without
precedent that a man should seek a sev
enth term in the senato prompted some of
the younger politicians of Iowa to make
preparation to succeed him. Mr. Allison
has, however, recovered his health, and has
announced that he Is a candidate for re
election to the senate for the term ending
March 4. 1915.
Governor Cummins, who is the stormy
petrel of Iowa politics, declines to respect
Benator Allison's prescriptive right to a
seat in the senate, and will make a con
test for the succession. It serins a pity
that a man who has served and honored
his state so long In the senate should have
to make a contest for his seat. Thomas
H. Benton, whe was the greatest senator
and most powerful legislative force that
Missouri has sent to the senate, had to
make a warm contest for his seat after
thirty years In the senate and lost the
fight, though his eye had not dimmed nor
his natural force abated. He was as cap
able a senator when retired as he had
ver been, but a younger and militant gen
eration gave Benton's seat te Henry 8.
Geyer, who served a term and has been
forgotten.
Iowa had better stick to Allison. States
lose nothing by keeping in the senate men
of national reputation and influence, even
after they begin to show some of the in
firmities of advanced years. Benator Alli
son showed none of these Infirmities up to
the time of his recent Illness, and if he
has recovered entirely from that lnd I "peti
tion, as he appears to have done, he Is
surely available for further service. His
position in the senate la a strong one, his
Influence is great. Iewa has been served
by ntm for thirty-four years In the senate,
and before that for eight years in the
house.
To retire Allison now would he less be
cause of his age than because of the Im
patient ambition of Governor Cummins
We do not believe that Iowa wtll turn out
from the senate its grand old man, who
has ao long toad. It power in the na
tion, merely t give Governor Cummins a
larger stage on whlcb to exploit himself.
ox i'ii i: i di; 1 1 i. i nuxi mm:.
Home View of the Democratic (;ov
ernor of MlnnenotA.
St. Paul Pioneer-Pn ss (rep.).
The plain truth In that, lr-r ectlve of
party or of political views, the people cf
Minnesota are deeply Interested In the
possibility of Governor Johnson securing
the democratic nomination for the presi
dency. And It Is safe to say that nine men
out of ton who tuke an Interest In the
matter desire to see Governor Johnson
nominated, less for the honor whieh his
nomination would bring the state than be
cnus. for their liking for him and because
of the belief that, In many respects, he
would be a desirable candidate.
To say that ho owes his popularity more
to his great tact and to his ability to make
a favorable Impression on Individuals and
on audiences than to any very conspicuous
achievements in statesmanship Is not to
Imply that ho lacks the Bounder qualities
of Intelligence necessary In the nominee of
a great party. For Governor Johnson has
given evidence of a breadth of view and a
soundness of Judgment which has been
lucking In many a man who has been con
spicuous enough in national affairs to bo
mentioned for the presidency. It Is very
Improbable that he would, If placed In a
position of leadership, father a single
VSKarV SUch an llrvin nrn.lnnAa In ,.rrk.
fusion at frequent intervals. For Governor
I.., . . ..
tfuiniHun seems lo tie at least sane.
He Is, however, to some extent handi
capped by want of a broader and more
Intimate acquaintance with national ques
tions. He has had neither the advantage
of a term of In congress nort the advantage
of any administrative position at Wash
ington. He has not been conspicuous even
In this state for activity in matters of na
tional policy. But unless Minnesota Is mis
taken In the man, he will bo found
equipped when ho Is called upon.
There are a good many Minnesutans who
do not take Governor JohnBon's chances
for the presidential nomination very se
riously. Ho professes not to tako them
seriously himself. But there are many
Indications from all parts of the country
that he has enthusiastic and widespread
support. If his nomination Is not at this
time probable. It is far from Impossible;
and It Is not unlikely that his strength will
develop rapidly. He Is, at least, a factor
In the situation which it Is worth while
to watch; for such a man as he would
bo welcomed by the entire south as a re
lief from tho quadrennial Bryan Incubus.
Nor Is ho offensive to either tho radical
or the conservative wings. He could not
justly Incur tho hostility of either. Though
a Bryan democrat," his cast of mind Is
not such that, as a leader, he would throw
prudence to the winds and advocate half
baked remedies for evils real or imaginary.
Of the candidates so far suggested. Gov
ernor Johnson is the only one who would
not antagonize one wing or the other of
the democratic party.
A Knox Dream.
New York Press (rep.).
Rainbow chasing Is a drab and sober
amusement by comparison with the revelry
in which the friends of Senator Knox are
indulging their Imaginations. Some of theso
have dreamed, and caused the dream to be
telegraphed around the country, that by the
time of the republican national convention
the race for the presidential nomination
will have narrowed down to Knox and Taft
Tart will have the backing of the admin
istration and Knox will have the field with
him, most of tho favorite sons dropping
out In his favor.
This is surely such stuff as dreams are
made of, and It takes a powerful brand of
political poppy to produce them. Undoubt
edly such "favorite sons" as Cannon and
Fairbanks. who.liave not -a' Chinaman's
chance for the presidential nomination,
would drop out in favor of either Taft or
Knox If the race should taper down to these
two. But we cannot Imagine a single state
other than Illinois and Indiana whose dele
gates could be delivered from their favor
ite sons to the candidate of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, pr the hereditary legatee.
And we do know two states that would
voto in the national republican convention
for Bryan or Hearst sooner than they
would cast a ballot for Taft or Knox as
second choice to their favorite sons. These
states are Wisconsin and New York. And
we guess there are many other states
where republicans feel the same way. With
Hughes and La Folletto In the field there
will be no wild stampede to such a blood
less representative of republicanism as the
:ittle Napoleon of the Pennsylvania rail
road. On the Slide of Roosevelt.
Portland Oiegonlan (rep.).
Exit Fairbanks. Enter Knox. This is the
latest move in the puppet dance with which
the "interests" seek to amuse and delude
the American people. Perhaps the plutoc
racy really expect to make Mr. Knox the
next president. If they do. disappointment
awaits them. The senator from Pennsyl
vania cannot be nominated. His affiliations
with the powers that prey debar him ab
solutely from the confidence of the Ameri
can people. They also make It Impossible
for Mr. Roosevelt to expect from him, any
more than from Mr. Fairbanks, a sincere
and hearty support of the legislation which
he advocates.
Whether the president Is to be a candi
date again or not, the next republican con
vention will be a Roosevelt convention,'
dominated by Roosevelt ideas. Even If Mr.
Knox, by dint of accident or cunning,
should be nominated he could not he
elected. The people who vote will have
naught to do with him. His nomination
would make a free gift of the presidency
to Mr. Bryan. It would be one of those
blunders which. In their consequence, are
worse than crimes. But we need not worry.
It will not happen.
Secretary Taft.
New York World (Ind. dem t.
What Is there so reprehensible lr Presi
dent Roosevelt's preferring Whllam H.
Taft as his successor? Jeffrs.m selected
Mndlsnn; Medlson selected Monroe; J i. k
son nominated Van Buren n hli oiicreri cr.
Both our republican neighbor, te Press,
and our able contemporarv, the Times,
must admit that none of th.'se presiiiei ts
"Mexlcanlied" the republic.
What could be riDre "atur.il than that
Mr. Roosevelt, shti.ius nn 1 nmMtioiiH to
have his policies enr-.-cd not in ,u own
spirit, should wish the "rK Intrusted to
such an able, upright, honorable h icceHsor
as Mr. Taft?
Mr. Taft has more t'. tje .ludi'-ial tem
perament than Mr. Root -volt. H v.'nt id
make a more moderate, '.a(nmaii:lke. .aw
arding chief magistrate. He !"- not lack
Mr. Roosevelt's exceptional force and In
IKatlve and he has great courage, as shown
by his bold championship of th demo
cratic doctrine of anfT revision. No tthir
candidate has been nsmel who surpasses
him In ability, lndeperd Integrity end
character.
Democratic Issues.
Washington l'ot; .ind.).
Whatever Mr. Bryin stands for the rrty
would have to tote, because, next to Mr.
Roosevelt, Mr. Bryan is the most conspic
uous American now living, and us the
nominee he would be absolute autocrtt of
his party. It our democratic friuiida fere
serious In making a platform, a real plat
form, like those of lsM and 1S76, It might
be well enough for them to get n li ntern
and go about looking for .1 an.lel.Uy.
From what appears on the nir'aje, ifie
democratic platform makers initial m a
strong states' rights plank, hut Mr. l iysn
Indorses the Bcverldge child luDor bill.
They also di tm-nd a strsig t.'rift pUi k,
declaring for revenue only, but Mr. iiyan
h:ia decreed a Rubor Un ite pirn for the
tariff. . ,
Nevertheless, it l henliy t 'lc.s the
platform at this stage. If Ihew ) a leal
democratic party left In 'ic 'Ountrv, It
may be able to build S 'ell democ: atlc
platform.
Tio Fire In the near.
St. Louis Globo-remoorat (rep V
So far as can bo foreseen from the f Ulon
of Columbus, Taft, as Ohio's favorl'o sen
in tho convention of 1, '11 lifcve no Pre
In tho rear such as hit several of that
state's aspirants In the past. Ther l s
reasonable assurance that the feud with
Foraker will be end.d ong he'ove Ihe
national convention meet a. Tho senator
will get another term I.' the .vpoi Means
carry the state In 1908. If Talt ahi-ttM be
nominated Foraker will talto the stun.t In
his support. Tho republican party In Ohio
will not be divided. If Taft shouU get
the candidacy he wtll mako a strong inn.
Socialism and Democracy.
Leslie's Weekly (rep.).
If the old-time Tlldcn-Cloeia.il tlc-nio-crats
fail to control their party in 19CJ, and
put up a man of balance and aauity like
Judge George Gray, the socialists wlil cap
ture It as completely as :he atlvarltes did
In 1894 and 1900. Should socialism get
possession of the democratic oiu.tr.Uatlon
next year it will be far more fximt'lM'le
than it was under Debs in 1904. But In
that event the conservative democrats
the democratic democrats will rally around
the republican candidate, us ilwy did in
1S9S and 1900, and the -epvioilcvts will gtiln
as sweeping a triumph as they on in
190L
TAFT AS A JUDGE.
Earned Reputation of Being? Fearless
and J sat on Bench.
Review of Reviews.
As a Judge, Taft earned the reputation of
being fearless and Just, and it waa this
reputation which accounts in part for his
popularity in Ohio. He was 'never afraid
to strike at evil and always ready to ac
cept full responsibility for his Judicial de
cisions and orders. Yet he was as ready to
acknowledge an error on his part, and a
remarkable Instance is recorded where ha
actually apoljglaed to a litigant for un
complimentary allusions made from the
bench. The town of Hartwell, in Hamil
ton county, Ohio, became Involved In a
dispute with a railroad company. There
were writs of Injunction and mandamua
and other proceedings sought by the town
authorities or the company. The mayor
of Hartwell turned the hoBe on workmen
who tried to lay ralla at night. When
one aspect of the case waa brought be
fore Judge Taft he took occasion to criti
cise the mayor severely. The mayor,
willing to be made a victim of the court'a
power to punish for contempt, wrote a
letter to Judge Taft complaining bitterly
that the court's reference to himself was
obiter dictum and waa entirely outside of
the court's power. The mayor confi
dently expected to be haled before the
bar. To his surprise, however, he received
a letter from Judge Taft admitting that
he had gone further than he should In his
comments on the mayor's attitude and ask
ing the mayor to accept hl apology for
what ho had said.
That was Taft all through. , Consci
entiously believing originally that It waa
his duty to rebuke the mayor, he saw
the matter In a new light when an argu
ment to show that he was wrong was
presented, and he made haste to correct
the error, and, to emphasise the change
of view,' added an apology.'
Another Instance, shows Taft as the em'
bodiment of tern -.Justice,, knowing hi
duty and permitting no interference with
its fulfillment. An elderly man had been
convicted of pension frauds in Judge Taft's
court. Under the law It was optional with
the court to Impose a sentence of Imprison
ment in a penitentiary or a Jull. A aon of
the convicted man knew Judge Taft and
had been on friendly terms with him. Pre
suming on their frisndshlp, the son saw
Judge Taft privately and proceeded to give
reasons why tho father should be sent to
Jail. Instead of the penitentiary. Judge
Taft was angry. In language that left no
doubt as to his state of mind, he told
the son that any repetition of the attempt
to Influence him In a Judicial matter
would result In a term In Jail for con
tempt. Crestfallen and humllated, the son
went away, believing that his father waa
certain to get a penitentiary sentence.
Judge Taft sent the convicted man to Jail.
Those who know' his peculiar Judicial fit
ness do not need to be told that Taft
was not Influenced in any way whatever
by the son's plea. He considered the
matter on Its merits and declined to at
low his mind to be prejudiced against
the father for the son's Indiscretion or In
the father's favor by the son's distress.
It was not often that Judge Taft showed
anger, but when he did there was nothing
half-hearted about It. A man who had
heard some idle talk about Taft came to
tell the Judge of It. People were saying,
ho asserted, that Taft would not do full
Justice to one side ' In a pending case.
"You get out c here or I'll throw you
out," he shouted. ' As a matter of fact,
the case was not before Taft's court. He
hated a meddler. He would not tolerate a
tattler.
PUUSOXAL NOTES.
Lieutenant Grant's easy position aa a
White House ornament seems to have
been right on Cupid's firing line.
Paradlss, the painter of Trieste, ha
found two hitherto unknown pictures by
Titian in a church in the village of Trad,
Dalmatla. One represents the Magdalen
and the other the descent from the cross.
Queen Louise of Denmark Is the rich
est, tallest and the most vigorous of the
queens of Europe. Had she been a boy
ahe would now be king of Sweden, for
she was the only 'surviving child of the
late King Charles, brother of Oscar II
Dr. Anthony Varlcie, the Parlson sci
entist, explorer, balloonist and dentist,
who died last week in Seattle, was the
Inventor of a telegraph which transmits
handwriting and drawing, aa well aa a
number of small devices of a useful sort.
Dr. John B. Watson, professor of
physiology In the University of Chicago,
is said to have made the discovery that
sea gulls have a language of their own
and think aa well as talk. Dr. Watson
has Just returned from a remarkable trip
of researcn in the Dry Torlugaa island,
off the lower coaat of Florida, where he
made the discovery.
Flues for Delayed Stall Trains.
Kansas City Vlmes.
The railroads will not get much sym
pathy In their protest against the Postofflce
department for imposing fine when mall
trains are frequently late. The provision
Is that such fines shall be Imposed when a
given mall train Is late as many as ten
times In ninety days. Barring such ac
cidents as would be considered a sufficient
excuue for lateness. It would seem that a
well managed railroad could avoid these
fines altogether. The public Is getting
mighty tired ofthe late tr-ln business. It
Is distressing , enough to wait when the
cause of delay is unavoidable, but when It
is due to habitual Indifference It Is well
nigh intolerable. The hope la held out
tLat enforced regularity in the mall service
will help many passengers who travel on
mall trains and may have a salutary effect
on train operation In general
MASS AMI tICTT, JKW TAX.
Features of Graduated Ta l
reet Inheritances. ,
Washington Poet.
The state of Massachusetts hS Incor
porated In Its legislation provision for an
Inheritance tax, a measure which many
statesmen hare recommended, and which
President Roosevelt utroisxly favors. The
new statute taxes direct Inheritances, being
In that strongly supplementary to former
legislation taxing collateral inheritance.
The provisions of the new law, a to
em pt Ions, graduations and rates arft s
follows:
Collateral Inheritances above tV.000, ex,
ceptlng charitable, religious and educa
tlonal Institutions, 5 per cent. I
Direct inheritances. Class A (father,
mother, husband, wife, and lineal descend
ants, natural or adopted, Including bus
band cf daughter or wife of son):
lio.oiio or less Exempt
Not exceeding 28.000 1 per eent
Between t'A.WO and K0 000. ....... i per eent
Between fl.00 and 1100.000 1 per cent
Between 1100,000 and 25o,000 per cent
Above 1250,000 pe" cent
Inheritances, Class B (brother, sister,
nephew or niece of decedent):
l,0u0 or less Exempt
Not exeeedln $26,000 1 per cent
Between $S.ooO and $100,000 4 per cent
Above $100,000 5 per ceat
Recent decisions of federal and' state
courts seem to maks It plain that there
can be no question as to the constitution
ality of such a law. Under the present
collateral Inheritance tax the state hat
been receiving some $000,000 annually; It
Is estimated that the new law will In
crease this income by $1,600,000,
There can be little doubt that the ln
herltnce tax Is one of the most Just and
equitable measure for the raising of rev
enue, and once the Idea ret wide publlo
acceptance and approvri It is likely to be
developed to a much greater extent than
seoms possible now. There I a growing
feeling throughout the country as to the
danger of swollen fortunes, and the danger,
If it exist at all, 1 much more acute
when those fortune are handed down In
tact from the men who made them to the
heirs, who, very probably, have done
nothing to deserve them. On Inheritances
of such sums as $10,000 or leaa, the tax
might very well be light; but on the for
tunes that run to $1,000,000 or over, the tax
could be high enough to turn a goodly sum
Into the coffer of the atate without work
ing the slightest shadow of Injustice to
the heir.
DEGREES OF PROGRESS.
Material, Political and Intellectual
Advancement.
James Bryce, In Atlantlo Monthly.
The popular conception of progress, and
that which rise first in our minds, I of
an Increase In wealth. In comfort, In
mean of attaining knowledge, and all
those form In which an Increased com
mand of the force of nature enable u
to apply them for the service of men.
An advance In these things, th sum of
which we may roughly call material prog
ress, 1 easy to determine, and Is, In fact,
evident Political progress 1 also evi
dent, though It 1 ubject to some deduc
tions and many reserve.
Progress In other things. Including In
tellectual power and moral excellence, is
far more difficult to determine. There is,
however, an Immense Increase In knowl
edge and In the means of acquiring fur
ther knowledge, especially the knowledge
of nature. ,
Many way can be indicated In which
material progress and the increase of
knowledge may be expected to promote
ie
I
intellectual and moral Improvement, bu
the time that ha elapsed since that pros.
ress became rapid Is hardly sufficient
enable us to say how far or how soon
these results will follow. Material prog
res may create expectations of happiness
which cannot, so far a we can see, be
realized. Thus an age of progress might
be an age of discontent.
The broad general question, whether the
sum of human happiness ha Increased and
I increasing, 1 the most difficult of all
to treat scientifically.
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
They met face to face at a seaside re
sort. "Let me Bee," the young man said
"Miss er wasn't I engaged to you once?'
"Twice," answered the young woman
bowing coldly and passing on. Chicago
Tribune.
"He's a mean man. He never buys any.
thing for his wife that he doesn't hope U
profit by himself."
"Why, he got her an automobile for her
exluslve use."'
"Yes, and he got her life Insured In hit
favor at the same time." Cleveland Leader.
"I don't want to play In the same com
pany with that fellow again. He 'hogs'
the whole show."
"What else oould you expect from such
a 'ham?' "Baltimore American.
"I thought you said your friend was going
to let you in on the ground floor?"
"He did. The floor fell out." Washing
ton Herald.
"If so long since you called upon me.f
aid the fair girl, at she came down to
the young man in th parlor, "that I waa
beginning to think you were forgetting me."
"I am forgetting you," replied the ar
dent youth, "and that's why I've called
tonight. Can I have you?" Philadelphia
Presa.
"My husband ha given m the $60 bon
net I wanted." aald Mrs. Galley.
..T1- '2e.!". 'claimed Mrs. Chellus.
"He's awfully indulgent."
"He usually 1 Indulgent after he's been
Indulging. He didn't get home until I
o'clock this morning." Catholio Standard
and Times.
"Remember." said the saa-e. "that vtulnm
is better than riches."
"Yes," answered the college professor
"but these days It Is a rood Idea tn k.v- m
little of both." Washington Star.
"I have inmAthlnff tA whla.M a ....
dear. Come, let me say It under th rose.''
"Oh. not In that corner where all the
rubber plant are!" Baltimore American
'How's he srettlnsr en with hta Via - -
pedltlon?"
ureal.
"Started yet?"
"Nrt Kilt h I 1 ot il,. m h all w.1 , t ,,
. .' " . . - - ' wuuaii,
Cleveland Leader.
"So you want more waves?" aM th.
warden of the penitentiary.
mat what 1 do." answered the ennk
"This talk of punishing trust maanata
Is getting me more nervous every day. If
I've got to learn to cook terrapin and lob.
ster a la Newberg I want more pay. And
what's more I want to ba called a 'chaf.' "
Washtugton Star.
THE WAY HE USED TO a.
J. W. Foley In th New York Times.
Sometimes when I come In at night
And take my shoes off at the stair,
I hear my pop turn on the light
And holler, "William, are you there?"
And then he says. "You go to bed
I knew that stealthy stop waa you."
And I asked how, and then he said.
' 'cause mat in way i usea lo do."
Sometime when I com home at six
O'clock and hurry up my chores,
And get a big armful of sticks
Of wood and bring it all Indoors,
My pop he comes and feel my head.
Ana says, - xouv Deen id swlmmln'
you!"
When I asked how he knew, he said.
'cause mat a tne way I used to do.".
Sometimes before a circus comes, '
When I'm as willing aa can be
To do my chores, and all my chum
They all take turns at helpln' me,
My pop he pats 'em on the head
And says, "You Ilk a circus, too?"
When I asked how he knew, be said.
cause inai me way i usea to do."
And lots of tune when be get mad
U 1. .. 1 .11 V uKiini
He never saw another lad
Lau i au wen, ii last ne spare
Me from a whipping, and he lays
His rawhide down. "I can't whip you
For that, although I should," he aay
" 'Cause that's th way I used to eW"
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